My Craft Room

Craft room, craft room storage, craft studio, organizing your craft room

It’s been a couple of years since I posted a photo of my craft room;  mainly because it was completely disorganized and chaotic for most of that time. Well, now that cooler weather is upon us and I hope to do a few indoor projects, tidying and organizing it seemed like a good idea. My […]

Easy Magnetic Bookmarks

Magnetic bookmarks, easy paper craft bookmarks, easy magnetic bookmarks, bookmark, scrap paper bookmarks

I don’t know what to tell you – it’s scrap paper and adhesive magnets. Not much to say as far as a tutorial goes, but clearly there are people out there that have been creating a marketplace for these super-simple magnetic bookmarks – and have been getting screwed! They’re very cute – but $5- $8 […]

Cottage Crafts for Kids

Cottage crafts for kids, cottage crafts, crafts for kids, rock faces

‘Cottage’ to me, implies sitting by the beach, with a breeze in the air, flipping through magazines and/or reading a book with my tea (hot or cold) by my side. ‘Cottage’ to my kids means swimming and bodysurfing and yelling “Mom, mom, mom…” Time to find a middle ground I think. An easy and cute […]

Laminated!

laminated, laminated crafts, laminated checklists, uses for a laminator, craft ideas worth laminating, organizing ideas worth laminating

I bought a laminator the other day. I know, I know – frivolous purchase right? Well, I did a bit of research before purchasing to see if there were several projects that could be made using it (above and beyond the single purpose I wanted it for) and there are!  There are LOTS – so […]

How to Make a Duct Tape Wallet

Duct tape wallet, duck tape wallet, duct tape crafts for kids, kids duck tape wallet

My friend Georgia stopped by the other day to show me a really cool duct tape wallet she’d purchased.  Okay, Georgia’s Mom is a closer friend (Georgia is 10), but I don’t want to discount any awesome friendships that lead to a knock on the door to show me an awesome craft. You know I […]

Pottery Barn Inspired Buoys

Pottery Barn Knock-off Wooden Buoys, DIY wooden buoys, coastal decor, PB inspired buoys

I love Pottery Barn. Everyone loves Pottery Barn right? But if you’re reading this (a DIY) blog, then you’re probably in the same boat as I am and don’t really want to pay Pottery Barn prices for projects that seem completely DIY-able. Like these decorative wooden buoys for instance: Whew!  They’re on sale right now. […]

No Soliciting Sign

Make a "No Soliciting" sign for your front door - keep strangers at bay. Silhouette sign

Do you feel guilty when people come to your door selling things?  Whether it be fundraisers, window cleaning, Artists trying to fund their work or some walk/run/jog/fart-athon, I always feel guilty saying “no”. Everyone has a cause, and every cause has some value, and going door-to-door is a shitty way to spend a day – […]